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there is no doubt in my mind there is no civil rights struggle going on this country to make sure that poor people have lawyers. but it's something i really didn't understand when i started as a public defender. i started in a well resource office with manageable case loads and i was able to give clients with a gideon vision and then i moved to georgia for the statewide public defenders system in georgia and then i moved to new orleans in the wake of katrina to help rebuild that office and started to see what i experience nd dc was the exception and not the rule. for example i remember walking into a courtroom in new orleans, very first time ever walked into a courtroom in new orleans and there were people everywhere. people in suits you didn't know who the defenders were, you didn't know who the prosecutors were and you knew who the clients were because they were shackled on the seats. the judge started calling names and in the next second he would call another name and you heard voices, that would be the voice speaking for the person. a lawyer never stood next to the client and then
there is no doubt in my mind there is no civil rights struggle going on this country to make sure that poor people have lawyers. but it's something i really didn't understand when i started as a public defender. i started in a well resource office with manageable case loads and i was able to give clients with a gideon vision and then i moved to georgia for the statewide public defenders system in georgia and then i moved to new orleans in the wake of katrina to help rebuild that office and...
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he presented a victory for civil rights and justice. san francisco one of the first cities in the united states to establish a public defenders office opened it's doors in 1921. whereas gideon's promise lives on in the san francisco public defenders office which service 25,000 indigent people every year. whereas city of the san francisco joined with the public defenders and the legal aid lawyers to celebrate the right to counsel. therefore be it resolved the san francisco -- march 18th as gideon versus wayne right day as acknowledgment for the 50 years of the united states landmark decision as well as the work of the public defenders who continue to fulfill the rights. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. i would like to thank the board of supervisors and the mayor's office as well. i would like to share with the public defenders. ken is here and as well as dave from the public defenders office. [ applause ] >> i'm sorry. ron from the santa clara's office. key note speaker. this came out yesterday on the anniversary. she's a contributin
he presented a victory for civil rights and justice. san francisco one of the first cities in the united states to establish a public defenders office opened it's doors in 1921. whereas gideon's promise lives on in the san francisco public defenders office which service 25,000 indigent people every year. whereas city of the san francisco joined with the public defenders and the legal aid lawyers to celebrate the right to counsel. therefore be it resolved the san francisco -- march 18th as...
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it has to do with the right to counsel in civil case. i will tell you 3 stories. if i give you the statistics, if i sit here and tell you 6 out of 10 middle class people who go to court do not have a lawyer or 8 out of 10 do not have a lawyer. i have diminished those people and in this culture that's one way to take care of the problem because it's almost gone when you hear it. i will tell you 3 stories. a us citizen born and raised in hawthorne california with a limited mental capacity, having lived in the united states, living with his mother and 3 other kids. got arrested on a small trespass. he entered what i can call a criminal factory known as the main jail in los angeles where they process and you can almost feel bad for them but not quite. they process thousands of people. people with hispanic names are called out to be interviewed. he did not have the capacity to explain what i just told you was his background. he was on a bus. he went to immigration service. he was on a bus. he was taken to tijuana and released. no lawyer in that process. every religion
it has to do with the right to counsel in civil case. i will tell you 3 stories. if i give you the statistics, if i sit here and tell you 6 out of 10 middle class people who go to court do not have a lawyer or 8 out of 10 do not have a lawyer. i have diminished those people and in this culture that's one way to take care of the problem because it's almost gone when you hear it. i will tell you 3 stories. a us citizen born and raised in hawthorne california with a limited mental capacity, having...
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there is nothing civil about letting somebody without their right mind decompensate to the to point that they lose their lives and sometimes other people lose their lives. our mother recently had called me and said that her son had been on the streets because he also left their house and the police called her first thing in the morning. she hadn't seen him in a long time and he had paranoid schizophrenia. they said your son is in the hospital. we arrested him on a 51/50. he was walking naked in the street in the middle of the night talking to himself. the mother and father jumped in the car and went to the emergency room and by the time they got there, the hospital had released him. i don't understand this. it's just, you know, i'm not a lawyer and i wasn't in the mental health field before, i just, i don't understand it. the qualifications and criteria for a holder extreme and they are unrealistic. a person much be imminently danger to self or others or gravely disabled before they are picked up. if your shelter is under a freeway, if he knows of a garbage can that he can frequent, he's
there is nothing civil about letting somebody without their right mind decompensate to the to point that they lose their lives and sometimes other people lose their lives. our mother recently had called me and said that her son had been on the streets because he also left their house and the police called her first thing in the morning. she hadn't seen him in a long time and he had paranoid schizophrenia. they said your son is in the hospital. we arrested him on a 51/50. he was walking naked in...
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so the nuclear issue is really separate from the human rights and the civil rights issue in iran. and i suggest always that it is absolutely okay for us as americans, for independent ngos, even for the u.s. government to express dismay about human rights abuses, to express moral support for iranians who are trying to build a better society in iran. but to make that a primary consideration won't get us anywhere with -- i like that cell phone ring. my cell phone doesn't work. whoever's it is. it's not going to get us anywhere in terms of trying to come to some sort of agreement on the nuclear issue with iran. oh, it's not a cell phone. someone's actually practicing, i think. [laughter] even better. a musical accompaniment. [laughter] so i'm not going to be tuning because i know -- too long because i know people want to get answers to questions rather than listen to me going on and on about various things that could bore you to tears. but i think the main thing that i'm trying to get across is that iran is not actually that unique in terms of being a difficult state to deal with. it'
so the nuclear issue is really separate from the human rights and the civil rights issue in iran. and i suggest always that it is absolutely okay for us as americans, for independent ngos, even for the u.s. government to express dismay about human rights abuses, to express moral support for iranians who are trying to build a better society in iran. but to make that a primary consideration won't get us anywhere with -- i like that cell phone ring. my cell phone doesn't work. whoever's it is....
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reverend kenneth hodges, representative john lewis, civil rights icon. representative clyburn, i hoped to be his partner in congress. all the staff. and the volunteers that have brought us here today, that have brought me here. your time, your hard work, your dedication, and your confidence in me will take me to wherever my next journey is. thank you so much. and to my family. to my family, this is about a you of them, oh, my gosh, all. you know, when we started this race, we knew that it would be an uphill climb and we were determined to do it. we were just so determined to do it. i remember my only pledge was to the people of south carolina's first congressional district, the people have spoken, and i respect their decision. no, i respect their decision. this is the beauty of our country. i respect their decision. i can assure you i will continue to figget for all of you in south carolina. -- to fight for all of yo -- for all of you in south carolina. it's been a tremendous honor to represent you. you are the most beautiful people in the most beautiful
reverend kenneth hodges, representative john lewis, civil rights icon. representative clyburn, i hoped to be his partner in congress. all the staff. and the volunteers that have brought us here today, that have brought me here. your time, your hard work, your dedication, and your confidence in me will take me to wherever my next journey is. thank you so much. and to my family. to my family, this is about a you of them, oh, my gosh, all. you know, when we started this race, we knew that it would...
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he is a decent person, who turned around the department of justice, civil rights division. he is a -- speaks out for what is right for all americans. and he is imminently qualified to be secretary of labor. that nomination is being blocked. not by a vote on the floor of the united states senate but by procedural ways to gum up the operations of the united states senate. the same thing is true with gina mccarthy's nomination today not being voted on. has thing to to do with information not made available. it has everything to do with obstructionism, and as we saw with the majority leader's request for us to go to a conference committee with the house on the budget, again, they used procedural hurdles to block the actions on key issues here so we can't even take up bills. this is a pattern we have seen. my friends on the judiciary committee have seen how the republicans have blocked on votes on nominations for judges and how long it takes to get a judge confirmed here. not bus of the vetting process but because of the obstructionic that the republicans have used to block pres
he is a decent person, who turned around the department of justice, civil rights division. he is a -- speaks out for what is right for all americans. and he is imminently qualified to be secretary of labor. that nomination is being blocked. not by a vote on the floor of the united states senate but by procedural ways to gum up the operations of the united states senate. the same thing is true with gina mccarthy's nomination today not being voted on. has thing to to do with information not made...
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and a lot of that has to do with his actions regarding civil rights for the newly freed african-americans in the country. >> he did do that, but it does not take away from the domestic scandals and the corruption. we need to talk about it. >> they were peripheral to him, and most of them, i'd say all of them have been going on before his time, some as far back as lincoln. >> some suggest that julia grant was in the middle of one of these. do you both contests that? >> yes. she talked about the black friday incident where they tried to capture of the gold market or corner the gold market. and juliet talks in her memoirs about that. the only one thing she knew about was when grant had her write a letter to her sister-in-law. it's actually grant sister, virginia who was writing that was reportedly involved in this and trying to persuade rant. grant has are right to virginia saying, be careful. then he turns around and sells off government gold to bring that to a stop. >> martha is watching us from charleston, south carolina. >> hi, susan. thanks again for another terrific show. you alluded t
and a lot of that has to do with his actions regarding civil rights for the newly freed african-americans in the country. >> he did do that, but it does not take away from the domestic scandals and the corruption. we need to talk about it. >> they were peripheral to him, and most of them, i'd say all of them have been going on before his time, some as far back as lincoln. >> some suggest that julia grant was in the middle of one of these. do you both contests that? >>...
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rights cases and expanded liberty for all. host: andy from indiana. 11th grade. welcome, go ahead. caller: i am wondering what you guys think the predictions are for the -- this year. guest: we do not predict a lot but certainly you can expect questions on powerful. how strong is the president, congress. what are in formal versus former -- formal powers. i would also prepare something on federalism. another great question that allows us to look at a number of concepts across national, state, and local governments. guest: look at the big concepts of the class. checks and balances is another perfect free response question. what are the roles of the courts and congress and directing with each other. host: here is another tweet. host: i don't know how you do both of those. guest: hard money is not capped limits is to candidates. soft money is illegal because of mccain-feingold. it used to be unlimited donations to political artist. we once had the question on previous bonds -- and some students said hard money was coined in soft m
rights cases and expanded liberty for all. host: andy from indiana. 11th grade. welcome, go ahead. caller: i am wondering what you guys think the predictions are for the -- this year. guest: we do not predict a lot but certainly you can expect questions on powerful. how strong is the president, congress. what are in formal versus former -- formal powers. i would also prepare something on federalism. another great question that allows us to look at a number of concepts across national, state,...
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the grandson of the civil rights icon was just 29 years old. >>> the irs denies the so-called political bias played a role in how it handled tax requests from conservative groups but the director admits mistakes were made in considering applications for tax exempt status. several tea party groups faced delays in their requests, they said. of the 300 groups singled out for review 75 were picked because they had the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their name. on friday the white house called those actions by the irs "inappropriate." new details on the kidnapping investigation in cleveland when "cnn saturday morning" returns. my mantra? always go the extra mile. to treat my low testosterone, i did my research. my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in
the grandson of the civil rights icon was just 29 years old. >>> the irs denies the so-called political bias played a role in how it handled tax requests from conservative groups but the director admits mistakes were made in considering applications for tax exempt status. several tea party groups faced delays in their requests, they said. of the 300 groups singled out for review 75 were picked because they had the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their name. on...
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then a look at the justice department's civil rights division and why are they opposed to the nomination of thomas perez to become the labor secretary. live 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. richard engel spoke about his abduction in syria last year. it is 35 minutes. >> good morning. i'm jim duff, ceo at the newseum. the for our rededication of journalist memorial. since it opened in 2008, more than 3 million visitors had seen the memorial which pays tribute to 2244 journalists worldwide, who have died covering the news. around the world, journalists placed themselves in danger every day. some are deliberately target fed, while others to close to danger. while some may be in the wrong place at the wrong time, most are professionals taking calculated risks. they paid with their lives for doing their jobs. thejournalist, morals bears names of reporters, photographers, editors, broadcasters, and others who have died in the line of duty. and each year this dedication commitment newseum's to make sure that these journalists are remembered. this year we have the regrettable task of adding 88 new
then a look at the justice department's civil rights division and why are they opposed to the nomination of thomas perez to become the labor secretary. live 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. richard engel spoke about his abduction in syria last year. it is 35 minutes. >> good morning. i'm jim duff, ceo at the newseum. the for our rededication of journalist memorial. since it opened in 2008, more than 3 million visitors had seen the memorial which pays tribute to 2244 journalists worldwide,...
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and he has never been for civil-rights. this is happening, now they are fighting the white people. the government has always been on their side. when george wallace kicked the kids out of school the president " had to urge him to come down. come and gone to a felon -- the president had to urge him to come down. they are reaping what they so. they cannot put it on the african american people for doing these things to one another because they have been greedy for so long. robert,l right, alabama. let's go on to jacksonville. robert? caller: this whole irs thing, this is kind of convenient that it is coming out right as the congressional hearings, if you will, are being put together, and i think it is just a distraction. the irs might investigate all theirof people, but it is job to investigate people. running an airplane into a building is the job of the fbi. i think that it is simply a distraction. i do not think that any race card is being played here. i think that someone is finally holding the president and his administra
and he has never been for civil-rights. this is happening, now they are fighting the white people. the government has always been on their side. when george wallace kicked the kids out of school the president " had to urge him to come down. come and gone to a felon -- the president had to urge him to come down. they are reaping what they so. they cannot put it on the african american people for doing these things to one another because they have been greedy for so long. robert,l right,...
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the shocking murders led to the passage of the civil rights act. some victims' families and survivors of the blast did not welcome the medal so much. they say they should be financially compensated. >>> a heist that used computers and atms that we walked past every single day. a worldwide gang of criminals some seen on surveillance, stole $45 million in just hours. hackers first stole prepaid debit accounts and downloaded information on to home made atm cards. smaller crews of thieves used them at cash machines in 26 countries. >> the scheme was organized for months and planned down to the minute. reminiscent of the casino heist in "oceans 11." the crooks so brazen, some even took photos of themselves flashing the card and what they had bought with it. seven people are under arrest here in the u.s. investigators say though that no personal accounts were compromised. >> smart enough to pull off that then they take pictures of themselves. >> not smart. >> are you kidding me? >> not usually smart groups. >>> the government shut down a website which sh
the shocking murders led to the passage of the civil rights act. some victims' families and survivors of the blast did not welcome the medal so much. they say they should be financially compensated. >>> a heist that used computers and atms that we walked past every single day. a worldwide gang of criminals some seen on surveillance, stole $45 million in just hours. hackers first stole prepaid debit accounts and downloaded information on to home made atm cards. smaller crews of thieves...
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rights laws. they will abandon the legislation that will gut the 40-hour workweek. that will allow employers to cut employees' overtime pay in order to save money. america's women, america's families have waited far too long for this institution to act. they are watching us now and i urge this majority to do right by them at last and help us to end unequal pay for women in this nation for good. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i would believe that the comments of my colleague from connecticut would be a little more sincere if she would direct the issue of pay disparate to the white house. the white house -- disparity to the white house. the white house needs to do something about the pay disparity. if we had leaders who led by example, then the white house would straighten out the pay disparity that exists there. also my colleagues don't seem to want to talk about the bill before us today because it is such commonsense leg
rights laws. they will abandon the legislation that will gut the 40-hour workweek. that will allow employers to cut employees' overtime pay in order to save money. america's women, america's families have waited far too long for this institution to act. they are watching us now and i urge this majority to do right by them at last and help us to end unequal pay for women in this nation for good. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr....
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the civil rights commission and abigail thur strom wrote a letter to the president and to the congress that said that we don't have a shortage of low-skilled worker in america; we have a glut of them. we have more low-skilled workers looking for jobs than we have jobs. but to read the papers, you would think just the opposite, that we've got this crisis with the high unemployment, high numbers of people dropped out of the labor force, and we've got to bring in more workers to do basic american work. and all i'm saying, an immigration policy needs to allow the right flow to come into america. it needs to be faithfully enforced. the it needs to serve the national interests, not the special interests. it needs to remember the dutiful workers out there, who lawfully entered the country through immigration, or native borne be, and their interests need to be protected in this process. i don't believe they're being protected properly. i thank the chair and would yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you. i ask unanimous consent to add
the civil rights commission and abigail thur strom wrote a letter to the president and to the congress that said that we don't have a shortage of low-skilled worker in america; we have a glut of them. we have more low-skilled workers looking for jobs than we have jobs. but to read the papers, you would think just the opposite, that we've got this crisis with the high unemployment, high numbers of people dropped out of the labor force, and we've got to bring in more workers to do basic american...
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s case, the criminal and civil case, jurors visit the crime scene, phil spector, the jurors visit the crime scene, and i think that it actually can be quite helpful for a jury to be right there where something is alleged to have happened. >> the defense asking that the jurors remain anonymous, but jurors always remain anonymous, don't they? >> well, they do. but there are juror lists and oftentimes the identities of the jurors are released and i think in a case like this, we saw what happened to the jurors in the casey anthony trial, and i think in a case like this, carol, it makes a lot of sense to make sure that those jurors maintained their anonymity if they want it. that will be very important to this jury. going into the trial, because if they think that perhaps they will get the sort of flack that the casey anthony jurors got, that could sort of dissuade certain jurors from even wanting to serve. >> if the judge says the jury has to be sequestered, remain isolated, wouldn't it solve the problem? >> it could, but i've got to tell you, jury sequestration, extremely expensive. in t
s case, the criminal and civil case, jurors visit the crime scene, phil spector, the jurors visit the crime scene, and i think that it actually can be quite helpful for a jury to be right there where something is alleged to have happened. >> the defense asking that the jurors remain anonymous, but jurors always remain anonymous, don't they? >> well, they do. but there are juror lists and oftentimes the identities of the jurors are released and i think in a case like this, we saw...
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a lot of that has to do with his actions regarding civil rights for the newly freed african- americans in the country. host: he did do that, but it doesn't take away from the domestic scandals and the corruption and those sort of things. we need to talk about it. guest: they were peripheral to him. i would say all of them had been going on before his time, some as far back as lincoln. host: some suggest that julia grant was in the middle of this. do you contest that? guest: yes. she talks about the black friday incident where fisk and gould try to capture the gold market, corner the gold market. julia talks in her memoirs, that the only she knew about was when grant had her write a letter to her sister-in-law who was actually grant's sister virginia who was married to abel corbin, who was reportedly involved in this, trying to persuade grant, and grant has her write to virginia saying, be careful. then he turns around and sells off government gold to bring that to a stop. host: martha is watching us in charleston, south carolina. caller: hi, susan. thanks again for another terrific sho
a lot of that has to do with his actions regarding civil rights for the newly freed african- americans in the country. host: he did do that, but it doesn't take away from the domestic scandals and the corruption and those sort of things. we need to talk about it. guest: they were peripheral to him. i would say all of them had been going on before his time, some as far back as lincoln. host: some suggest that julia grant was in the middle of this. do you contest that? guest: yes. she talks about...
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. >> bill: if -- did they -- i think the israeli government, right, seized this and their operation as entirely separate from whatever is going on in the civil war. >> their attack is not to overthrow the assad government but to destroy the missiles so that hezbollah doesn't get them. >> bill: and has syria given them missiles like this before? >> not this particular kind but they have -- syria's main supply route. the main transit route from usually iranian supplied weapons going through syria to hezbollah. rockets, longer range missiles. these are scud-like missiles that could hit israeli cities but with better guidance systems so impose a greater danger. >> bill: do you believe that israel tipped off the united states ahead of time that they were going to do this and we sort of gave them a wink and a nod? >> probably not. >> bill: really? >> probably not. they don't usually do this. i wouldn't be surprised if there was a call while the raid was underway. but they don't want to be told not to go. they don't want to be put in position of conducting a raid over u.s. opposition. just do
. >> bill: if -- did they -- i think the israeli government, right, seized this and their operation as entirely separate from whatever is going on in the civil war. >> their attack is not to overthrow the assad government but to destroy the missiles so that hezbollah doesn't get them. >> bill: and has syria given them missiles like this before? >> not this particular kind but they have -- syria's main supply route. the main transit route from usually iranian supplied...